Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23384
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.0
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
66.9
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for THOR ABLESTAR DEB.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? True
Object name: THOR ABLESTAR DEB
International designator: 1961-015BN
Object number (NORAD): 230
Object ID (CCSDS): 230
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 103.1 minutes
Inclination: 66.8816 deg
SMA: 7283.393 km
Apoapsis: 968.673 km
Periapsis: 841.844 km
RAAN: 178.9362 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0087067
Argument of periapsis: 60.1995 deg
Mean anomaly: 300.771 deg
Mean motion: 13.96696684 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000049 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000088054 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 6:05 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 6, 2025, 9:47 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00230U 61015BN 25187.40772606 .00000049 00000-0 88054-4 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 00230 66.8816 178.9362 0087067 60.1995 300.7710 13.96696684257466
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB.
Associated space launch
THOR ABLESTAR DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Transit 4A & Injun-1 & Solrad 3’, on board a Thor DM-21 Ablestar space rocket.
The launch took place on June 29, 1961, 4:23 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 17B.
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Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Transit 4A & Injun-1 & Solrad 3
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: June 29, 1961, 4:23 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Thor DM-21 Ablestar
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 17B
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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